Misogyny
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Misogyny is hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women or girls. It is a form of sexism that can keep women at a lower social status than men, thus maintaining the social roles of patriarchy.
Swetnam the Woman-Hater, printed in 1620. The work is credited with originating the English term misogynist.
Roman copy of a Hellenistic bust of Chrysippus (British Museum)
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Julia Gillard
Patriarchy
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Patriarchy is a social system in which positions of authority are primarily held by men. The term patriarchy is used both in anthropology to describe a family or clan controlled by the father or eldes
Misogyny
…prejudice against women or girls. It is a form of sexism that can keep women at a lower social status than men, thus maintaining the social roles of patriarchy. Misogyny has been widely practised for thousands of years. It is reflected in art, literature, human societal structure, historical events, mythology…
"FIGHT PATRIARCHY" – a graffito in Turin, Italy
Slogan against patriarchy at the Warsaw demonstration in 2026.